Springer Nature E-Book Access for the National Agricultural Library

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library is seeking sole-source access to Springer Nature's 1,263-title Biomedical and Life Sciences and Earth and Environmental Sciences e-book collections with perpetual access rights.

United States of America > AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF > RURAL HOUSING SERVICE > USDA/RD/REGIONAL ACQ DIVISION


General
Open (active)
12RADA26Q0014
Sep 24, 2026 03:30 PM
Sep 10, 2026 03:21 PM
Sole Source
Federal
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Contact
elyse.schnorr@usda.gov
+15054600863
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, USA
Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, requires immediate and continuous authenticated electronic access for USDA users and public on-site users to Springer Nature's “Access & Select” Basic plan. The requirement covers 703 Biomedical and Life Sciences titles and 560 Earth and Environmental Sciences titles, for a total of 1,263 titles, with perpetual access to selected titles up to the value of the DigiTop license fee. The notice states that the action will be awarded on a sole-source basis to Springer Nature Customer Service Center, LLC because Springer Nature is the copyright holder and only source able to provide the required immediate, unembargoed access and perpetual access rights. Eligible offerors must be registered in SAM.gov.

Classification Codes
NAICS513130Book Publishers
PSC7610Books and Pamphlets
Smart Codes
e-book licensingdigital library accesselectronic publishing
Specifications
Supply & Service
No
Timeline
Sep 10, 2026 03:21 PM-Published Date
Sep 24, 2026 03:30 PM-Response Due Date
Sep 30, 2026-Anticipated Award Date
Oct 9, 2026-Inactive Date
Requirements
No
Documents
TitleDate Posted
Presolicitation Notice_12RADA26Q0014.pdfSep 10, 2026 12:00 PM
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